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PAST ROBOT CONFERENCES
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Int. Conference on Cognitive Systems (CogSys 2008)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Conference: April 2-4th, 2008
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Multi-disciplinary approaches towards cognition
• Computational models of human cognition
• Developmental approaches and cognition
• Biologically inspired cognitive systems
• Perceptual and motor learning
• Language and communication
• Cognitive processes in vision
• Human-like learning systems
• Robotics platforms for cognition research
• The role of humanoid robots in realizing human-like cognition
• Software and hardware architectures for cognitive systems

EUROS European Robotics Symposium 2008
Prague, Czech Republic
Conference: March 26-29th, 2008
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Cognition
• Autonomy
• Adaptivity
• Robustness

International Conference on Human Robot Interaction 2008
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Conference: March 12-15th, 2008
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Robot companions
• Lifelike robots
• Ethics of HRI
• Assitant Robots
• Risks

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2007)
Sanya, China
Conference: December 15-18th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Mobile robotics, medical robotics, tele-robotics, robot vision, sensing, sensor networks, multi-robot systems, virtual reality, human-machine interface, intelligent systems
• Humanoid robots, biologically inspired robotics, biomimicking robots/systems, flying robots, and snake robots
• Smart structures, materials, and actuators, cellular/molecular motors, MEMS/nano fabrication, micro/nano robotics, micro/nano manipulation, micro/nano sensing

Humanoids 07 IEEE-RAS 7th International Conference on Humanoid Robots
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Conference: November 29th - December 1st, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Humanoid Robotics

4th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence
Pohang, Korea
Conference: November 22-24th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Network-based robotics
• Ambient intelligence
• Evolutionary robotics
• Intelligent space/environment technologies
• Robot Vision
• Distributed sensor networks
• Intelligence and learning
• Robotic agents
• Control architecture and Middleware
• R&D and industry models of ubiquitous robots
• Biorobotics
• Sensors and actuators
• Human-robot interaction
• Robotic mechanisms and design
• Navigation/Localization
• Humanoid robots
• Micro/Nano Robotics
• Robot surgery
• Rehabilitation robotics
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Underwater Robots
• Search and Rescue Robots
• Entertainment Robots

IROS International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems
San Diego, California, US
Conference: October 29th - November 2nd, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Evolutionary Robotics
• Biorobotics
• Rehabilitation Robotics
• Distributed Sensor Networks,
• Humanoid Robotics
• Micro/Nano Robotics
• Robot Surgery
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Underwater Robots
• Search and Rescue Robots
• Entertainment Robots

SSRR2007 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics
Rome, Italy
Conference: September 27-29th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Rescue Robotics Research

IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems
Bol, Croatia
Conference: September 19-21st, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Navigation, guidance & control of marine vessels
• Marine traffic systems & intelligent marine transportation systems
• Dynamic positioning & position mooring systems for ships & platforms
• Automation of ship's systems
• Navigation, guidance and control of unmanned marine vessels (surface and underwater)
• Fault tolerant control and fault handling for marine vessels
• Offshore systems modeling and control
• Maritime safety and security for ports and ships and risk assessment
• Information systems and methods in marine applications
• Intelligent marine control systems

The Neurobotics Summer School 2007
Volterra, Italy
Conference: September 16-21st, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Neurobotics Workshops

AIM 2007 International Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Conference: September 4-7th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Mechatronics
• Systems engineering
• Product design

13th IASTED International Conference on Robotics & Applications
Wurzburg, Germany
Conference: August 29-31st, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Robotics Technologies
• Robotics Applications
• Telerobotics and Telematics

IFAC Int'l Conf. on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics
Szczecin, Poland
Conference: August 27-30th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Control and system theory
• Control engineering
• Control and networks
• Robotics
• Identification and measurement
• Modeling, computing and simulation
• Integration in manufacturing
• Fault detection and analysis
• Artificial intelligence

RO-MAN 2007 16th IEEE Symp. on Robot and Human Interactive
Jeju Island, Korea
Conference: August 26-29th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Auditory cognition: cognition/interpretation of voice, sound, or language
• Visual sensing and cognition: gesture, posture, face, facial expressions
• Novel interfaces and interaction modalities
• Motion planning and navigation in the vicinity of humans
• Haptic interaction
• Robot software architecture and development tools
• Motivations and emotions in robots
• Machine learning and adaptation in human-robot interaction
• Knowledge and inference processing
• Context awareness and intention understanding
• Sociality/personality of robots or virtual characters
• Innovative robot designs for human-robot interaction
• Human factors and ergonomics in human-robot interaction
• Evaluation methods and new methodologies
• Robotic companions and social robots
• Assistive robotics for supporting the elderly or peple with special needs
• Robots in art, education and entertainment
• Virtual and augmented tele-presence applications
• Androids and other applications

ICAR 2007 13th International Conf. on Advanced Robotics
Jeju, Korea
Conference: August 21-24th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Human-Centered Robotics
• Human-Robot Interface and Interaction
• Sensor Based Robotic Manipulation
• Robot Vision and Visual Servoing
• Biologically Inspired and Humanoid Robotics
• Flexible and Redundant Robots
• Sensor Fusion and Integration
• Robotic Task Planning and Monitoring
• Sensing and Perception for Navigation, Guidance, Control of Mobile Robots
• Multiple Cooperative Robots
• Distributed and Modular Robotics
• Networked Robotics
• Robot Learning
• Space, Aerial, and Underwater Robotics
• Computational Hardware and Software Systems for Robotics
• Simulation and Virtual Reality for Robotics
• Robot Skills and Control
• Rehabilitation and Medical Robotics
• Home and Professional Service Robots
• De-Mining and Military Robots
• Security Robots
• Micro and Nano Robots
• Robotics for Intelligent Vehicles and ITS

ICMA 2007 IEEE International Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Conference: August 5-8th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Intelligent mechatronics, robotics, biomimetics, automation, and control systems
• Elements, structures, mechanisms, and applications of micro and nano systems
• Teleoperation, telerobotics, haptics, and teleoperated semi-autonomous systems
• Sensor design, multi-sensor data fusion algorithms and wireless sensor networks
• Biomedical and rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics and artificial organs
• Control system modeling and simulation techniques and methodologies
• AI, intelligent control, neuro-control, fuzzy control and their applications
• Industrial automation, process control, manufacturing process and automation

Robotics Science and Systems
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Conference: June 27-30th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Mechanisms: Design, Humanoids, Hands, Legged Systems, Snakes, Novel Actuators, Reconfigurable Robots, MEMS/NEMS, Nanobots, Biomimetic Robotics
• Manipulation: Kinematics, Dynamics, Control, Contact Modeling, Grasp Synthesis, Dexterous Manipulation, Assembly
• Human Robot Interaction and Human Centered Systems: Interfaces, Haptics, Tactile, Telerobotic, Human Augmentation, Assistive Robots, Robotics and Art
• Distributed Systems: Sensor Networks, Multi-Robot Systems, Networked Robots, Robot Soccer
• Mobile Systems and Mobility: Mapping, Localization, Collision Avoidance, Exploration, Mobile Robot Control, High-Speed Navigation
• Applications: Medical Robotics, Underwater Robotics, Aerial/Space Robotics
• Robot Perception: Vision, Remote Sensing, Tactile Perception, Range Sensing
• Planning and Algorithms: Motion Planning, Mission Planning, Coordination, Complexity and Completeness, Computational Geometry, Robotics and Molecular Biology, Simulation
• Estimation and Learning for Robotic Systems: Reinforcement Learning, Bayesian Techniques, Graphical Models, Imitation Learning, Programming by Demonstration, Diagnostics

MED '07 15th Mediterranean Conf. on Control and Automation
Athens, Greece
Conference: June 27-29th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• AI
• Agents and Agent-Based Systems
• Biomimetics
• Genetic Algorithms
• Swarms
• Unmanned Systems
• Virtual Reality

CIRA 2007
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Conference: June 20-23rd, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• AI
• Biomimetics
• Cooperative Robots
• Genetic Algorithms
• Healthcare Robots
• Microhandling and Manipulation
• Mobile Robots
• Robot Manipulators
• Sensors, Computer Vision

ICORR '07 International Conf. on Rehabilitation Robotics
Noordwijk, Netherlands
Conference: June 13-15th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Assistive robotics
• Therapy robotics
• Orthoses and exoskeletons
• User interfaces and (brain) control
• Socially interactive robotics
• Robotic environments and companions
• Evaluation and user experience
• Biorobotics and biomimetics

Robo Business 2007 Conference and Expo
Boston, MA, USA
Conference: May 15-16th, 2007
Paper Submission: N/A
Main Topics:

• Business Development & Investment
• Technology & Standards
• Applications & Products
• New Markets for Industrial Robotics
• Market & Industry Applications

ICINCO 2007
International Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
Angers, France
Conference: May 9-12th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
• Robotics and Automation
• Signal Processing, Systems Modeling and Control

2007 ROBOTICA The 7th Conference on Mobile Robots and Competitions
Paderne, Algarve, Portugal
Conference: April 27-30th, 2007
Paper Submission: (passed)
Main Topics:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Architectures for Mobile Robots
• Sensors and Sensor Integration
• Motion and Actuation Systems
• Planning, Reasoning and Modelling
• Vision and Image-Processing
• Cooperative Navigation and Control
• Cooperative Perception
• Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots
• Recognition, Localization, Tracking, SLAM
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Applications of Autonomous Intelligent Robots
• Simulation and Visualization
• Robotic Competitions
• Computer and Robotic Entertainments

ICRA '07 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Roma, Italy
Conference: April 10-14th, 2007
Main Topics:

• Ubiquitous Robotics (all areas)

HRI 2007
2nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Washington, DC
Conference: March 9-11th, 2007
Main Topics:

• User studies of HRI
• Experiments on HRI collaboration
• Ethnography and field studies
• Metrics for teamwork
• Mixed initiative interaction
• HRI foundations
• Multi-modal interaction
• Autonomy and trust
• HRI group dynamics
• HRI software architectures
• Task allocation and coordination
• Robot intermediaries
• Lifelike robots
• Remote robots
• HRI communication
• Robot-team learning
• Assistive robotics
• Risks such as privacy or safety
• Individual vs. group HRI
• Organizational/society impact
• Awareness and monitoring of humans
• Implicit dialogue

IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Innsbruck, Austria
Conference: February 12-14th, 2007
Main Topics:

• Everything AI

ROBIO 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics
Kunming, China
Conference: December 17-20th, 2006
Main Topics:

• Mobile robotics, medical robotics, tele-robotics, robot vision, sensing, sensor networks, multi-robot systems, virtual reality, human-machine interface, intelligent systems
• Humanoid robots, biologically inspired robotics, biomimicking robots/systems, flying robots, and snake robots
• Smart structures, materials, and actuators, cellular/molecular motors, MEMS/nano fabrication, micro/nano robotics, micro/nano manipulation, micro/nano sensing